Emily Dwass

With Passover less than a month away, it's appropriate to ponder the holiday's traditional four questions and to ask a fifth: Why is the Hancock Park Ralphs different from all other Ralphs? For starters, there's a mashgiach on site, something not offered in most grocery stores. A different kind of......

Trader Joe's is known for traveling the globe to find a wide and ever-changing variety of foods. They recently went next door to bring back Organic Stone-Ground Mexican-Style Dark Chocolate, which has the shape, taste and paper packaging of traditional south-of-the-border chocolates. There are two varieties, extra dark and salt......

We're guessing there won't be many vegan dishes featured on ABC's new show, The Taste. On last week's episode, three vegan cooks got a smackdown when the judging panel sampled the non-meat offerings. "I suspect vegetarianism," intoned Anthony Bourdain, as if someone had just served him a dirty sock; "Oh......

If you were planning to bring a veggie platter to a Super Bowl party this Sunday, maybe raise your hands and yell, "Score!" Right. Team Taco Bell dropped the ball this week, when their trash-talking anti-vegetable TV commercial was blocked by an aggressive Twitter campaign by irate people from Team......

Broccoli doesn't bring to mind romance, adventure or fun. But maybe it should. The latest Berkeley Wellness Letter reminds us of the ways this vegetable might help us stick around longer, to enjoy all of life's good stuff. Part of the Brassicaceae family, broccoli is a powerhouse of nutrients and......

Fitting into our skinny jeans is a popular goal this time of year. Fresh Brothers is eager to help us get a leg up and into those pants by rolling out its skinny crust pizza. The new permanent menu item is being introduced today. As you can imagine, January typically......

We love a party where guests get a gift. Tomorrow, that's what's happening at The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf. In honor of the company's 50th year, three 12 oz. specialty drinks will be sold for 50 cents: English Toffee Latte, English Toffee Ice Blended and Chai Tea Latte. The......

Eating lots of fruits and vegetables may help reduce asthma symptoms, according to a recent study. But if you're one of the 25 million Americans with the breathing disorder, the take-away message is not that you should rely solely on dietary improvements. "One of the dangers here is that people......

Last week the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory offered a spot-on observation about something funky in the world of cereal. As the brainiac crew of scientists settled into breakfast, astrophysicist Raj (played by Kunal Nayyar) began to rattle off the names of cereal mascots like Tony the Tiger, Toucan......

A new location of the popular Sugarfish sushi chain is under construction in Calabasas, expected to open this spring in upscale shopping center The Commons. Sugarfish was launched in 2008 by renowned chef Kazunori Nozawa, who ran Sushi Nozawa in Studio City from 1985 until the restaurant closed last year......